Band Governance Management System (BGMS)

Detailed information for 2019

Data from the Band Governance Management System will be used to create two indicators for the Gender Results Framework. The purpose is to present the distribution of members of First Nation Band Councils and of Chiefs in First Nations communities by sex.

Data release - April 13, 2021

• Description
• Data sources and methodology
• Data accuracy

Description

The Band Governance Management System (BGMS) data will be used to create two indicators from the Gender Results Framework (GRF). Introduced in Budget 2018, the GRF represents the Government of Canada's vision for gender equality. Specifically, BGMS data will be used to estimate the proportion of elected officials in First Nations communities disaggregated by sex. These statistics can also be used to track changes over time.

The data can be used to support evidence-based policy development and decision making at all levels of government as well as broader applications of GBA+ by academics, researchers, and other analysts.

Subjects

• Employment and remuneration
• Government
• Indigenous peoples (formerly Aboriginal peoples)
• Society and community
• Women and gender

Data sources and methodology

Target population

The target population is all members of First Nations band governments.

The BGMS contains information for over 95% of First Nation bands in each year from 1992 and onward.

Instrument design

This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.

Sampling

This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.

This methodology does not apply.

Data sources

The data were obtained directly from Indigenous Services Canada under section 13 of the Statistics Act.

Data was collected by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). The Band Governance Management System (BGMS) includes elections conducted under section 74 of the Indian Act (Indian Band Election Regulations), the First Nations Election Act, Custom Code election processes, self-government and treaty systems, and community customs.

Statistics Canada obtained this data under Section 13 of the Statistics Act. The intended use of the administrative data is for statistical purposes only.

Error detection

The following edits were applied to clean-up duplicate or invalid entries in the dataset:

- Duplicate records were removed if the name, sex, position title, band number and start date are the same.
- Records were removed if the term end date is missing, with the exception of hereditary chiefs.
- Records were removed if the term end date is before the start date.
- If the sex variable had a value of 'B' or 'U' the variable was set to missing.

Imputation

This methodology type does not apply to this statistical program.

Estimation

This methodology does not apply.

Quality evaluation

For the purpose of assessing the accuracy, coherence and overall reasonableness of the data, aggregated statistics were compared to previous estimates provided by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Aggregated statistics were also reviewed by analysts at from the Strategic Research and Statistics Directorate at ISC for the purpose of validation.

Disclosure control

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Various confidentiality rules are applied to all data that are released or published
to prevent the publication or disclosure of any information deemed confidential. If necessary, data are suppressed to prevent direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.

Revisions and seasonal adjustment

This methodology type does not apply to this survey.

Data accuracy

This methodology does not apply.